---
title: Apify
---

This guide demonstrates how to integrate and use [Apify](https://apify.com/actors) Actors within the Agno framework to enhance your AI agents with web scraping, crawling, data extraction, and web automation capabilities.

## What is Apify?

[Apify](https://apify.com/) is a platform that provides:
- Data collection services for AI Agents, specializing in extracting data from social media, search engines, online maps, e-commerce sites, travel portals, or general websites
- A marketplace of ready-to-use Actors (specialized tools) for various data tasks
- Infrastructure to run and monetize our own AI Agents

## Prerequisites

1. Sign up for an [Apify account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up)
2. Obtain your Apify API token (can be obtained from [Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/api))
3. Install the required packages:

```bash
pip install agno apify-client
```

## Basic Usage

The Agno framework makes it easy to integrate Apify Actors into your agents. Here's a simple example:

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.apify import ApifyTools

# Create an agent with ApifyTools
agent = Agent(
    tools=[
        ApifyTools(
            actors=["apify/rag-web-browser"],  # Specify which Apify Actors to use, use multiple ones if needed
            apify_api_token="your_apify_api_key"  # Or set the APIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable 
        )
    ],
        markdown=True
)

# Use the agent to get website content
agent.print_response("What information can you find on https://docs.agno.com/introduction ?", markdown=True)
```

## Available Apify Tools

You can easily integrate any Apify Actor as a tool. Here are some examples:

### 1. RAG Web Browser

The [RAG Web Browser](https://apify.com/apify/rag-web-browser) Actor is specifically designed for AI and LLM applications. It searches the web for a query or processes a URL, then cleans and formats the content for your agent. This tool is enabled by default.

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.apify import ApifyTools

agent = Agent(
    tools=[
        ApifyTools(actors=["apify/rag-web-browser"])
    ],
        markdown=True
)

# Search for information and process the results
agent.print_response("What are the latest developments in large language models?", markdown=True)
```

### 2. Website Content Crawler

This tool uses Apify's [Website Content Crawler](https://apify.com/apify/website-content-crawler) Actor to extract text content from websites, making it perfect for RAG applications.

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.apify import ApifyTools

agent = Agent(
    tools=[
        ApifyTools(actors=["apify/website-content-crawler"])
    ],
    markdown=True
)

# Ask the agent to process web content
agent.print_response("Summarize the content from https://docs.agno.com/introduction", markdown=True)
```

### 3. Google Places Crawler

The [Google Places Crawler](https://apify.com/compass/crawler-google-places) extracts data about businesses from Google Maps and Google Places.

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.apify import ApifyTools

agent = Agent(
    tools=[
        ApifyTools(actors=["compass/crawler-google-places"])
    ]
)

# Find business information in a specific location
agent.print_response("What are the top-rated restaurants in San Francisco?", markdown=True)
agent.print_response("Find coffee shops in Prague", markdown=True)
```

## Example Scenarios

### RAG Web Browser + Google Places Crawler
This example combines web search with local business data to provide comprehensive information about a topic:

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.apify import ApifyTools

agent = Agent(
    tools=[
        ApifyTools(actors=[
            "apify/rag-web-browser",
            "compass/crawler-google-places"
        ])
    ]
)

# Get general information and local businesses
agent.print_response(
    """
    I'm traveling to Tokyo next month.
    1. Research the best time to visit and major attractions
    2. Find one good rated sushi restaurants near Shinjuku
    Compile a comprehensive travel guide with this information.
    """,
    markdown=True
)
```

## Toolkit Params

| Parameter                    | Type                | Default | Description                                                        |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `apify_api_token`            | `str`               | `None`  | Apify API token (or set via APIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable)  |
| `actors`                     | `str` or `List[str]`| `None`  | Single Actor ID or list of Actor IDs to register                   |

## Developer Resources

- View [Tools](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/libs/agno/agno/tools/apify.py)
- View [Cookbook](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/tree/main/cookbook/tools/apify_tools.py)

## Resources

- [Apify Actor Documentation](https://docs.apify.com/Actors)
- [Apify Store - Browse available Actors](https://apify.com/store)
- [How to build and monetize an AI agent on Apify](https://blog.apify.com/how-to-build-an-ai-agent/)